Clearer guidelines for remote work, full disclosure of salaries in job advertisements, and steps to close the gender pay gap are some of the changes to the Labour Code that should come into effect this year. The minimum wage has also gone up slightly for some categories of work. An amendment to the Labour Code was approved by the Government before Christmas, and will now go before the parliament. One of the major points is a call for equal remuneration of women and men. The measures are based on the European Union directive on equal pay for equal or equivalent work.
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